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"Chalo Chalo!" Vote for Biden: Bollywood hit tune to woo Indian Americans
Turning a Bollywood hit tune into a campaign anthem, Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's supporters are wooing Indian American voters with an eye on swing states where small margins can decide who becomes the next president
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Bangladesh to fund construction of Buddhist monastery in Nepal
The Bangladesh cabinet has approved a draft of an agreement on the construction of a Buddhist monastery in Nepal funded by Bangladesh
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Broadsheet threatens to seize Pakistan's cricket assets
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101-year-old Pakistani convict seeks release
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Cinemas across India should be allowed to reopen in August, ministry recommends
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has recommended to the Home Ministry that cinema halls all over India be allowed to reopen in August
Nepali women turn their backs on misogyny
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Bollywood event promoter in US has links with Pak army, ministers and a TV channel
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550,000 orders for chicken biryani received during lockdown: Swiggy
While many took to cooking and even baking at home amid Covid-19 pandemic, a new report on Friday revealed that Indians made 5.5 lakh (550,000) orders for chicken biryani during the nationwide lockdown
100 books banned for carrying blasphemous, anti-Pakistan content
The curriculum board of Pakistan's Punjab province has imposed an immediate ban on at least 100 books with a plan of banning many more being taught in private schools for carrying blasphemous and anti-Pakistan content
